(p. 107) ādama (according to the Bible and the Quran) the name of the first man, Adam. 52)

(p. 126) ārta sick; distressed, stricken with grief or sorrow; aggrieved; afflicted; oppressed; involved in danger. ̃ত্রাণ n. relief of the distressed or afflicted or oppressed or endangered persons. ̃সেবা n. helping the distressed or afflicted, relief work. ̃স্বর n. a piteous cry or wailing, an outcry of grief or pain or affliction. ̃স্বরে adv. in a piteous tone or voice, piteously. 4)

(p. 99) ākuli form of আকুলা । 26)

(p. 126) āśrita adopted, resorted to; sheltered, supported, protected; dependent (esp. for maintenance). fem. আশ্রিতা । আশ্রিত ব্যক্তি a person who has been given help and protection, a protege. ̃পালক, ̃রক্ষক n. & a. one who maintains or protects those who ask for maintenance or shelter or aid or support or protection. ˜বত্সল a. affectionate and kind to those who seek shelter and protection. ̃বাত্সল্য n. kindness and affection to a dependant or a person under one's protection. ̃রাজ্য n. a protectorate. 130)

(p. 126) ālagōcha detached, not touching. আলগোছে adv. (of hands, eating and drinking vessels etc.) not bringing into contact with the mouth (whilst eating or drinking); not touching, avoiding contact (আলগোছে ডিঙানো); aloof (আলগোছে থাকা); carefully and softly (আলগোছে যাওয়া); lightly (আলগোছে মারা). 29)

(p. 107) ādikhyētā simulation; feigning ignorance; petty ostentatious activity, fuss; intolerable excess. 67)

(p. 123) āẏudhaśālā armoury, arsenal. 19)

(p. 126) āśliṣṭa embraced; pervaded; permeated; attached; amalgamated; united; sarcastic; sardonic. 132)

(p. 99) āgā1 top (গাছের আগা); tip (আঙুলের আগা); end, extremity (লাঠির আগা). 72)

(p. 106) āḍ়ā3 a rive-bank; a crossbeam; a horizontal pole suspended from the ceiling etc. of a room for hanging clothes and other things. 21)

(p. 114) ānā1 an anna, four pice; one-sixteenth part or share. 15)

(p. 107) ādarā a rough or preliminary sketch; an outline; a profile. 56)

(p. 121) āmari, ā mari indicating: praise, taunt, ridicule, sorrow etc.; now I'II die happily; I'II rather die. 19)

(p. 106) āḍ়4 to remove stutter from utterance. ̃কাঠ n. a cross-beam. আড়ে-দিঘে adv. in length and breadth. আড়ে-হাতে adv. up-and-doing; with might and main; with full force. 12)

(p. 122) āmalānō to become painful gradually. 2)